I’d pay good money to customize my Switch Joy-Con

I get why Nintendo has adopted this approach. The company can create themed bundles while eliminating any buying confusion, because not everyone realizes the left and right Joy-Con are different. But it means I can’t create the exact combination of colors I want. It makes me wish Nintendo would embrace something like Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab.

There’s so much potential; Nintendo could allow players to customize the buttons, bumpers, joysticks, and more. It would open up a world of new color possibilities—well beyond what Nintendo offers right now. Instead, the company is severely limiting what’s available.

What’s worse is Nintendo has a Joy-Con color viewer on its website, which allows Switch owners to create their favorite color combination. Unfortunately, if you want a left Joy-Con in red and a right Joy-Con in yellow, you have to buy two different bundles, each of which is $79.

It’s unlikely Nintendo will ever introduce something as complex as the Xbox Design Lab, which allows consumers to choose colors for the body, back, bumpers, d-pad, and more—all for $79. At the very least, allow customers to pick the two colors they want as a bundle. I’d pay a little extra to get a custom order shipped out!

Apparently, it is possible to purchase a customizable Joy-Con pair, but only if you’re in Japan. It’s unclear why Nintendo hasn’t launched a similar program here in the U.S. Surely, I can’t be the only one disappointed by the options currently available to U.S. consumers.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/03/25/customize-switch-joy-con/